Line-holder for vehicles.



I PATENTED'MAR. 12,1907. J. B. WORDEN. LINE HOLDER FOR VEHICLES.

APPLIOATION FILED MAB. 28, 1906- E s m w W INVENTOH J3. Wordan dMATTORNEYS UNITED STATES JOHN B. WORDEN, or MONTROSE, IOWA.

LINE-HOLDER FOR VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 12, 1907.

Application fil d March 28, 1906. Serial No. 308,501.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN B. WORDEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Montrose, in the county of Lee and State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Line-Holders for Vehicles, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for holding reins, and is intended toobviate the inspecification, Figure 1 is a perspective view illustratingthe application of my invention. Fig.2 is a detail perspective view of aspringbar detached. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of said bar, showing thesame bolted to a portion of a foot-rest or toe-rail. Fig. 4 is atransverse section through a foot-rest and a flanged portion of aspring-bar.

In the drawings, A represents a toe-rail, and B represents a flat bar ofspring metal, which is offset at B. This bar is arranged parallel to andupon the toe-rest rail, and one end portion is secured thereto in anysuitable manner. With a wide or flat toe-rail bolts or rivets can beemployed; but with an old style or small round rail any other suitablefastening means may be employed. The free end of the bar B is curvedupwardly and back upon itself, as shown at B and this end portion of thebar bears down upon the toe-rail A, the tool forming avise between whichthe reins can be gripped. The edge of the bar B toward the seatisprovided with a flange B against which the foot can rest. As the flangeB curves slightly downward and overhangs the edge of the toe-rail A itwill be obvious that when the foot rests against said flange the flangeWill be pressed into contact with the edge of the toe-rail and willthereby prevent the free portion of the bar B from being twisted orforced out of position immediately above the toe-rail A, whereas if theflange was not provided pressure of the foot upon the said bar day afterday would gradually bend or force it out of position. It will be obviousthat the curve-over portion B forms a convenient hand-grip by means ofwhich the free end portion can be lifted in order to release the reinsfrom between the bar and toe-rail.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination with a vehicle foot-rest, of a spring-bar having one endportion secured to said foot-rest, and having its other end portion bentupwardly and back upon itself, and a depending flange carried by aportion of one side of the said bar, as and for the purpose set forth.

JOHN B. WORDEN.

Witnesses:

ANDREW I. LE FEVRE, RUFUs H. YoUNKIN.

